Cynthia Erivo Delivers Powerful Rallying Call In Solid Legal Drama [TIFF]

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Cynthia Erivo Delivers Powerful Rallying Call In Solid Legal Drama [TIFF]

Cognitive dissonance refers to the mental distress or tension one feels when their behaviors do not match their values or beliefs. For instance, a man who perceives himself as dedicated to his family, yet engages in extramarital affairs likely experiences…

After 12 Years, Chris Rock Returns to Directing, With Disappointing Results

Nobody likes watching a movie about Hollywood quite as much as Hollywood does. At this year's Toronto International Film Festival alone, there have been several films about the industry and filmmaking — and Misty Green is one of them. Directed…

‘Colin from Accounts’ Says Goodbye With a Stellar Season 3

In today's streaming climate, it feels increasingly difficult for any show to wrap up on its own terms. Between the pressure to snag the right viewership numbers and the sheer amount of content pulling an audience's attention to the screen…

Insidious: Out of the Further Review: An Atmospheric Haunting

The Insidious franchise has always been at its strongest when it treats the supernatural as something intimate and unnerving rather than simply throwing monsters at the audience. Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth installment in the long-running horror series,…

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Review

I wasn’t sure what to expect from a film called Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. A Wizard of Oz parody wasn’t on my bingo sheet, however. It wasn’t until about halfway through the film that I picked up…

A Mount Everest Legend Gets His Due In A Moving But Predictable Biopic [Telluride]

TELLURIDE: A painter may excel in oils, but struggle in watercolors. A guitar player may thrive with rock music, but stumble in the country realm. For a documentary filmmaker, one of the most difficult creative transitions is transitioning into fictional…

Gal Gadot’s Prime Video Thriller Underwhelms

It's easy to see why everyone involved would have signed on for The Runner. These voice-on-phone thrillers have a very natural dramatic tension to them: a mysterious mastermind villain, a ticking clock, a protagonist who must creatively problem-solve on the…

Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Transforms Into a Completely Different Show in Season 2

It's been two years since Guy Ritchie's Netflix series, The Gentlemen, first hit our streaming screens, and its sophomore return is making an even bigger splash than Season 1. Based on his 2019 film of the same title, The Gentlemen…

‘The Mandalorian’s New 45-Minute Episode Fails To Live Up to the LEGO Legacy

Since 2005, LEGO has explored a galaxy far, far away through fun and inventive shorts, series, and specials, with 2016’s The Freemaker Adventures series marking a turning point for the brick-sized franchise. In 2020, LEGO proved to be the most…

Don’t Say Good Luck Review: A Beautifully Melancholic Musical

There is something inherently powerful about a coming-of-age story that understands growing up is not always a gradual process. Sometimes, childhood disappears in an instant, replaced by circumstances that force someone to confront adulthood before they are ready. Julia Hart‘s…

The Invite Review | Flickreel

The Invite is based on the Spanish comedy, The People Upstairs. I’ve yet to see the original, although two other films came to mind while watching The Invite: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bob & Carol & Ted &…

Wile E. Coyote Gets The Last Laugh In A Dynamite David & Goliath Takedown Of Corporate Greed

There will always be something deliciously ironic about “Coyote Vs. Acme,” a movie about a little guy taking on an all-powerful corporation that was itself nearly erased by an all-powerful corporation. Warner Bros. Discovery infamously shelved the completed film in…

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